Sacha Baron Cohen has said he wishes he didn’t become famous as himself, once preferring to only give interviews while in character.
But me, Sacha, I was unknown, and it was just fantastic.
He continued: “I realised that if I became famous as myself, it would make making my work almost impossible…
The British actor and comedian regularly gives interviews out of character, and has become an outspoken critic of government corruption and social media corporations.